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When Yoruba Culture Becomes Everyone’s Fashion: Gẹ̀lẹ̀ Is Yoruba, and Its Origins Are Not Up for Reassignment There…
Yoruba Legal Scholar Dapo Akande Wins Seat on UN’s International Court of Justice
By Ademola Adekusibe Professor Dapo Akande, a distinguished Yoruba-born legal scholar and international law expert, has been elected as a judge of the International Court of Justice (ICJ), the principal...
US Court Rejects Greenspan’s Bid to Obtain Evidence From Tinubu, Keeps FBI and DEA Records Dispute Alive: What the Ruling Means
A US federal court has rejected Aaron Greenspan’s request to obtain evidence from President Bola Tinubu over alleged…
Editorial: Reform, the Price of a New Nigeria
By The Yoruba Times Editorial Board Every nation eventually confronts an economic reality it can no longer postpone:…
Opinion by Ademola Adekusibe: Fourteen Years for Changing Someone’s Religious Conviction? Nigeria Must Answer
By Ademola Adekusibe There is something fundamentally disturbing about a country that guarantees religious freedom in its constitution…
THE QUIET INVASION OF YORUBA LAND : THE GROWING BURDEN ON OUR PEOPLE, CULTURE, SECURITY AND POLITICAL SURVIVAL By Bolarinwa Ayoola
Yoruba land, due to its geographical location, antiquity, safety, opportunities and exotic cultural practices, has become the preferred…
Opinion by Ademola Adekusibe: The Media’s $21.7 Billion Loan Narrative and Its War on Context
By Ademola Adekusibe There is a difference between informing the public and manufacturing public outrage through selective presentation…
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Offshore Assets Bombshell: CCB Reopens Probe Into Peter Obi’s Years as Anambra Governor
By Ademola Adekusibe Former Anambra State Governor Peter Obi is facing renewed scrutiny after the Code of Conduct…
Tinubu Mourns Baba Reuben Fasoranti, Says Nigeria Has Lost a Pillar of Democracy
By Ademola Adekusibe President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has mourned the death of Baba Reuben Famuyide Fasoranti, the Afenifere…
FG Confirms Ebola Case in Abuja, Begins Contact Tracing for 44 People
By Ademola Adekusibe The Federal Government has announced a confirmed case of Ebola disease in the Federal Capital…
Pa Reuben Fasoranti: The Passing of a Yorùbá Patriarch, the Departure of a Generation, the Loss of a National Institution, and the Grief of One Who Looked Up to Him
A Personal Tribute by Ademola Adekusibe There are deaths that make the news, deaths that bring a community…
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APM Governorship Candidate Steps Down for Adeleke Ahead of Osun Election
The governorship candidate of the Allied Peoples Movement (APM) in the 2026 Osun State governorship election, Adebayo Simon…
ROYAL WAR: Fusengbuwa Council Rejects Removal of Leaders, Draws Battle Lines Over Awujale Succession
The Fusengbuwa Ruling House, which is next in line to produce the new Awujale of Ijebuland, has been…
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Federal University Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE) has celebrated its alumna, Mary Olowolagba, following her appointment as an Assistant Professor of…
Osun APC Candidate AMBO Allegedly Escapes Attack on Campaign Convoy
The Osun State governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Munirudeen Oyebamiji, popularly known as…
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Bolarinwa Oladimeji: Yoruba Coastal Power, South-East Propaganda And Why We Will Not Apologise For Building
By Bolarinwa Oladimeji The Yoruba question in Nigeria cannot be separated from the question of economic power. For…
OPINION | Ademola Adekusibe: Igbo Traders Are Angry Because Nigerians Prefer Chinese Products, But ‘Chinese Must Go’ Is Still Xenophobia
By Ademola Adekusibe There is a part of the recent “Chinese must go” protest involving Igbo traders in…
“I have no regret over my statement; they started it, we suffered” — Sheikh Sani Yahaya Jingir
The Izala Scholars Council leader says he will continue supporting and encouraging Muslims to back a Muslim-Muslim presidential…
Column: Class Will Always Take Care of Its Own. By Bolarinwa Ayoola
A few weeks ago, I participated in a discussion on a WhatsApp group dedicated to political discourse. The…
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BREAKING: Otedola Drops Another N222bn on First HoldCo – Now Controls 25.88% of Nigeria’s Oldest Banking Group
Billionaire businessman and Chairman of First HoldCo, Femi Otedola, has significantly deepened his investment in the financial institution…
BREAKING: Tinubu’s Economic Miracle: Nigeria’s Foreign Reserves Hit $51.86 Billion, Highest in 17 Years – Surpasses CBN Target
Nigeria’s foreign reserves have climbed to $51.86 billion, marking their highest level in more than 17 years and…
DAWN Commission Partners EOYNA to Drive Diaspora Investment into Southwest
The Development Agenda for Western Nigeria (DAWN) Commission has entered into a strategic partnership with Egbe Omo Yoruba…
Dangote Refinery Slashes Petrol Gantry Price to N1,175 Per Litre
The Dangote Refinery has reduced its petrol gantry price to N1,175 per litre, a move expected to ease…
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FG Cracks Down on ‘Borrowed Staff, Equipment’ in Tertiary Institution Accreditation
The Federal Government has commenced major reforms aimed at strengthening accreditation and quality assurance in Nigeria’s tertiary institutions…
Over 200 KASU Lecturers Resign as ASUU Issues Strike Ultimatum
More than 200 professors and other academic staff have reportedly resigned from Kaduna State University (KASU) over poor…
ASUU Gives 20 Universities 14-Day Ultimatum, Threatens Indefinite Strike
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has directed 20 universities across Nigeria to issue 14-day ultimatums to…
Ondo Governor Aiyedatiwa Rewards Outstanding Students, Teachers with Cash, Employment
Ondo State Governor Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa has honoured outstanding students, teachers, and NYSC award recipients, rewarding academic excellence…
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BREAKING: Manchester City Found Guilty of Serious Premier League Financial Breaches After Nine-Year Investigation
Manchester City have been found guilty of all charges relating to serious breaches of the Premier League’s financial…
Tijjani Reijnders Explains Saudi Arabia Move: ‘It’s Money For Generations Of My Family’
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BREAKING: Lionel Messi Retires From International Football
The end of an era. Lionel Messi has officially retired from international football with Argentina, bringing the curtain…
NFF Sacks Super Falcons Technical Crew After World Cup Qualification Failure
The Nigeria Football Federation has sacked the Super Falcons’ technical crew following the team’s failure to qualify for…
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Geopolitics with Oladimeji Bolarinwa: Ile-Ife: The Vatican of the Black World and the Remaking of a Spiritual Empire
By Oladimeji Bolarinwa Every civilisation that has shaped the world has had a sacred centre. Catholics have Rome.…
Pa Reuben Fasoranti: The Passing of an Awoist Patriarch and the End of a Political Generation
By Ademola Adekusibe The death of Pa Reuben Famuyide Fasoranti at the age of 100 is more than…
COLUMN BY ADEMOLA ADEKUSIBE: Tinubu’s Opposition Is a Political Mess, Atiku and Obi Are Wasting Their Time, and the South-East Risks Waiting 30 Years for the Presidency
By Ademola Adekusibe I have never seen an opposition as useless as the one Nigeria has today. That…
GEOPOLITICS WITH OLADIMEJI BOLARINWA: The Binary of Orunmila: Ifá, Computing and the Geopolitics of African Knowledge
Long before Silicon Valley, Yoruba babalawo were encoding knowledge in a system of two marks and 256 combinations.…
EDITORIAL: Nigeria Cannot Reform Without Pain. Is The Country Ready To Pay The Price Of Change?
By The Yoruba Times Editorial Board. Nigeria is at a critical point in its economic journey. After years…
Ooni Marks 52nd Birthday, Calls for Peace, Unity and Progress in Nigeria
By Ademola Adekusibe The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, Ojaja II, has celebrated his 52nd birthday…
CHINESE ENTRY INTO NIGERIA’S RETAIL MARKET: DOES YORUBALAND DESERVE A BREAK FROM IBO TRADERS?
By Bolarinwa Ayoola The entry of Chinese retailers into Nigeria’s retail market has exposed an uncomfortable reality about…
Tinubu Signs Bills Upgrading Kaduna Polytechnic, Yabatech to Federal Universities of Technology
By Ademola Adekusibe President Bola Tinubu has signed legislation upgrading the Federal Polytechnic, Kaduna, to the Federal University…